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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is found on the neck of the younger murder victim?

2. Why did the animal need help from the person of interest?

3. What tool was the animal using when the man walked in on him?

4. What type of home do Dupin and the narrator live in?

5. Who does Dupin claim to know?

Short Essay Questions

1. How might this short story have been considered controversial when it was written?

2. Who could be considered the antagonist in the story? Why?

3. Describe the argument that ensues over the second language that the neighbors heard.

4. Why might the story not be considered a work of horror?

5. Describe the interview that the laundress gave.

6. Describe the way the sailor interacts with Dupin.

7. What aspects of the case does Dupin feel are the most important?

8. How did others view the murder victims before they died?

9. What did the sailor plan to do with the orangutan?

10. What elements make "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" a detective story?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What evidence of realism is present in the story? What makes it unrealistic?

Essay Topic 2

What is the role of the story's narrator in the overall story?

Essay Topic 3

How does Poe use gruesome details to illicit a response from the reader?

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